Thread: DIY Fibre wads?

Originally Posted by 11mms

I have never thought to use cushion wads without lube so I can't comment on pattern. The theory as handed down to me, is that it not only stops shot deformation, but also softens the fouling, which is then wiped by the following card wad.

You can also adjust your pattern by going either-side of the traditional powder/shot measure, though I should think it would be a nuisance trying to keep track of which shells represent which "choke" out of which barrel!

so thats with black powder..equal measure of shot and powder BY VOLUME ..less shot= faster n looser pattern less powder = slower and tighter
so IN THEORY if you dropped two measures of shot into your desired case,you can easily work out how much wad column height you need to make up...poke most of that between the two substances and the rest goes in as overshot wad/card
when using lead shot..and lets face it,why would you want to go steel n black powder other than a "take the micky load" to slip into mates gun on opening weekend...plastic wads are optional but not essential.I would happily reuse them for a lower pressure BP load...actually,ones picked up at gun club might be ideal as some already have short petals,not that its hard to snip them off anyway.